Private credit allocator finds there is no substitute for the real thing
A US pension scheme is considering decreasing its allocation to private credit – and it has nothing to do with performance

Retail sector ailments could easily turn into pandemic
Credit’s retail malady is infectious and uncontainable as retailers face up to obsolete business models

California manager drafts in former KKR vice president as CFO
A west coast firm has hired KKR's former vice president of finance. He will step into the role of chief financial officer as well as chief compliance officer

Former IR head at Minnesota alternatives firm re-emerges at Castlelake
An investor relations director who worked at an alternatives manager until April has resurfaced at another alts firm in Minneapolis, Creditflux has learned

Natixis rebrands its asset management arm
Natixis has changed the name of its asset management to "better highlight its multi-affiliate business model"

Investors approve appointment of Aberdeen as advisor on Avenue fund
Shareholders of the Avenue Income Credit Strategies Fund have approved a new advisory and sub-advisory agreement for the fund

CSAM closes unit it launched to take minority stakes in hedge fund managers
Credit Suisse Asset Management is unwinding Anteil Capital Partners, the private equity unit it set up to take minority stakes in hedge fund firms, according to a market source

Alarm maker's consent fee gambit attracts attention
Bond holders agree covenant waiver to let Hellman & Friedman carry out huge dividend refi  

BDC reports $25.3 million increase in AUM
FS Investment Corporation (FSIC) has cited the “very competitive” nature of the credit market during its third quarter 2017 earnings release

Wells Fargo rewards CLO veteran with another promotion
Wells Fargo has appointed Mary Katherine DuBose as head of debt capital markets effective immediately

US investors allocate over $100 million to BlueBay credit fund
BlueBay Asset Management has picked up over $100 million of commitments from US investors for its total return credit fund

Alcentra continues hot fundraising streak with new global credit offering
BNY Mellon subsidiary Alcentra has attracted $140 million for a corporate credit fund

Carlyle's co-founders step down as new leadership team is unveiled
The group names two Co-CEOs and a Co-CIO – but claims its three co-founders will continue to be actively engaged at Carlyle

CVC hires Nomura's head of credit structuring for senior CLO role
CVC has hired a global head of CLO origination to join its New York office

ICG hires to its US marketing team
A few months after hiring a managing director for the western region of the US, ICG now hires for the southern states

Partner leaves Ares's credit group after almost 20 years at the firm
A former fund and CLO portfolio manager, who had spent the last couple of years working in a business development role, has left Ares's Los Angeles offices    

Seasoned credit specialist swaps River Birch for Guggenheim Securities
Guggenheim Securities has poached Jim Seery from credit fund manager River Birch Capital

CLO-savvy insurance company hires two for top credit investment roles
An insurance company, which has made a name for itself in supporting CLO managers with risk retention capital, has made a pair of big hires to its credit investment business

Guggenheim raises $200 million for opportunistic credit vehicle
Guggenheim has raised $200 million for a new opportunistic credit fund, which is backed by three investors to date

Griffin shifts BDC assets to credit fund managed by Bain
Griffin Capital Company has shifted assets from its Capital BDC into a closed-end credit fund, dropping Benefit Street Partners as subadvisor to those assets in the process

Former Credit Suisse managing director joins Blueprint as partner
Blueprint Capital Advisors has added John McAvoy as a partner to its team in New York

Job opportunity with Z Capital
Z Capital Credit Partners is seeking a credit associate to join its New York team

Neuberger Berman targets corporate credit with $1.1 billion fund
Neuberger Berman closed a new credit fund yesterday, according to a statement from the firm

Octagon launches its first retail credit fund
Closed-end fund with 50% allocation to structured credit goes live

MetLife portfolio manager leaves for AllianzGI in New York
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has poached portfolio manager Mona Mahajan from rival MetLife Investment Management